Hindu month
Chaitra 2030
चैत्र
Chaitra opens the Hindu lunar year. The Vikram Samvat year number changes on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, observed as Ugadi and Gudi Padwa, and the month carries the spring Navratri cycle through Ram Navami.
Direct answer
When does Chaitra 2030 start and end?
Chaitra (Chaitra) 2030 runs from Wednesday, 20 March 2030 to Thursday, 18 April 2030 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, Vikram Samvat 2088. In the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India, the same month runs from 3 April 2030 to 2 May 2030.
Also searched as: Chaitra 2030, Chaitra Maas 2030, Chait 2030.
North India (purnimanta)
20 March 2030 – 18 April 2030Month ends on Chaitra Purnima
Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, South)
3 April 2030 – 2 May 2030Month ends on Chaitra Amavasya
Vikram Samvat
2088Chaitra of VS 2088
Paksha sequence
Krishna → Shukla (purnimanta)Amanta order runs Shukla → Krishna
Festivals in Chaitra 2030
Calculated for the India-baseline Panchang within the purnimanta window of Chaitra 2030.
Ekadashi, Purnima & Amavasya in Chaitra 2030
Ekadashi
- 29 March 2030Papmochani Ekadashi
- 14 April 2030Kamada Ekadashi
Purnima
- 18 April 2030Chaitra Purnima (Hanuman Jayanti)
Amavasya
- 2 April 2030Chaitra Amavasya
Dates follow the sunrise tithi for the India-baseline location. Vrata observance can shift by a day for rules tied to moonrise, pradosha, or nishita — confirm on the day's Panchang page.
What this month is for
Chaitra opens the Hindu lunar year. The Vikram Samvat year number changes on Chaitra Shukla Pratipada, observed as Ugadi and Gudi Padwa, and the month carries the spring Navratri cycle through Ram Navami.
Planning focus
New-year sankalpa, Chaitra Navratri fasting, Ram Navami, and Hanuman Jayanti on the Purnima.
Common questions
When does Chaitra start in 2030?
Chaitra 2030 starts on Wednesday, 20 March 2030 in the North Indian purnimanta calendar, and on Wednesday, 3 April 2030 in the amanta calendar used in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and South India.
When does Chaitra end in 2030?
The purnimanta month ends on Chaitra Purnima, Thursday, 18 April 2030. The amanta month ends on Chaitra Amavasya, Thursday, 2 May 2030.
Why do North and South India show different dates?
Both systems use the same new-moon and full-moon moments. Purnimanta months end on Purnima, amanta months end on Amavasya, so the month name shifts by a fortnight for the Krishna paksha. Festival dates are the same; only the month label differs.